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Weren't you the guy just taking a big dump on the Chicago.pm list? Why not list all the things that you dump on (including use.perl, which you suggested should be taken over by force)? So, when are you going to stop taking big dumps?

So what if people dump on ideas? It's better than telling people that public debate is forbidden. Perhaps you just don't like open discussion and freedom.

However "dumping" and exchanging ideas on something are totally different things.

"I am not sure why you did this could you fill me in?" is much better than "You did what? That sucks and you are stupid for doing it!". Even if after you get the explanation and don't agree you can still say "I see what you did but I don't think it will work."

So the Perl community should foster an exchange of ideas and polite discourse and discourage "dumping".

I don't know any of the "background" issues that caused the article to be written but I think the premise is a good one.